Dealership:L0105 Lithia Home Office
Legal Specialist
The Legal Specialist supports the legal department, organization, and outside counsel in the flow of documents and information.
The Legal Specialist reports to the Legal Supervisor.
Location: Medford, OR (On-site)
Core Responsibilities
- Assist with Discovery requests for litigated/mediated/arbitrated matters
- Work directly with outside counsel under the supervision of the Legal Supervisor and Corporate Counsel
- Assist stores in responding to Small Claims filings
- Work with stores to respond to document subpoenas
- Assist Customer Cares
- Track all mediations, court hearings and arbitrations
- Assist in organizing and managing files
- Provide administrative support for the Legal Team
- Other duties as assigned
Skills and Qualifications
- Professional knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
- Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
- Sense of urgency
- Excellent communication skills
- Critical Thinking
- Must possess strong time management skills
- Bachelor’s degree or Associates degree
- 3 or more years of experience in a legal environment or equivalent professional setting
Competencies
- Does the right thing, takes action and adapts to change
- Self-motivates, believes in accountability, focuses on results, makes plans and follows through
- Believes in humility, shares best practices, desires to keep learning, measures performance and adapts to improve results
- Thrives on a team, stays positive, lives our values
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job*
- Up to 1/3 of time: standing, walking, lifting up to 25 pounds
- Up to 2/3 of time: sitting, kneeling, reaching, talking, hearing
*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
NOTE: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of responsibilities, skills, or working conditions associated with the job. While this list is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, the company reserves the right to revise the functions and duties of the job or to require that additional or different tasks be performed.
We offer best in class industry benefits:
- Competitive pay
- Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
- Paid Holidays & PTO
- Short and Long-Term Disability
- Paid Life Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Lithia Learning Center
- Vehicle Purchase Discounts
- Wellness Programs
High School graduate or equivalent, 18 years or older required. Acceptable driving record and a valid driver's license in your state of residence necessary for select roles. We are a drug free workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity (regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status). We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.